Publisher Athens Female College

Collection athensstateuniversity; americana

Digitizing sponsor LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

Contributor Athens State University

This collection includes yearbooks and academic catalogs housed in the Athens State University Library Archives. The yearbook was known as the Oracle from 1908-1914; then changed name to Maid of Athens from 1923-1931; then changed name to Columns from 1941-1980. No yearbooks were published 1932-1940, 1943-1947, and 1981-present. The institution has served under 13 different names since its beginning in 1822 as Athens Female Academy; 1843 as Athens Female Institute of the Tennessee Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church; 1850 as Athens Female Institute of the Tennessee Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South; 1858 as Tennessee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South Female Institute; 1870 as North Alabama Female College; 1872 as Athens Female Institute; 1889 as Athens Female College; 1903 as Athens Female College of the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South; 1905 as Athens Female College; 1915 as Athens College for Young Women; 1931 as Athens College; 1976 as Athens State College; and since 1998 is known as Athens State University.

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